Famous Birthdays In January - 08
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
1081 Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25) was born on this day in history.
1556 Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.
1583 On January - 08 birth of simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
1587 On January - 08 birth of johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)
1589 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka) was born on this day in history.
1601 Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.
1628 Francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier was born on this day in history.
1632 On January - 08 birth of samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist
1635 On this day in history birth of luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)
1658 On this day in history birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)
1668 On this day in history birth of jean Gilles, composer
1735 John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.
1763 Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.
1767 Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28) was born on this day in history.
1777 On this day in history birth of filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist
1779 John White, composer was born on January - 08.
1786 On January - 08 birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank
1787 Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on January - 08.
1788 On January - 08 birth of erik Drake, composer
1788 On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)
1788 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on January - 08.
1791 On January - 08 birth of jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)
1792 Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on this day in history.
1805 On this day in history birth of john Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)
1805 Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) was born on January - 08.
1810 Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on this day in history.
1812 On January - 08 birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer
1812 William Henry Holmes, composer was born on this day in history.
1814 Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on this day in history.
1814 On this day in history birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1815 George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.
1815 Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.
1817 John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.
1817 On January - 08 birth of sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)